Gwyll

nature_spirit Welsh single tradition · 1

Gwyll is the singular form of Gwyllion, a Welsh word with a wide range of possible meanings including "ghosts, spirits" and "night-wanderers (human or supernatural) up to no good, outlaws of the wild."

When

First attested
1600 CE
Attested period
1600 – 2020
Historical notes
Coined in the seventeenth century by Dr John Davies of Mallwyd.

Relationships

co occurs with
Gwyllion

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Gwyllion or gwyllon (plural noun from the singular Gwyll or (Yr) Wyll "twilight, gloaming") is a Welsh word with a wide range of possible meanings including "ghosts, spirits" and "night-wanderers (human or supernatural) up to no good, outlaws of the wild."”

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